The Malta Independent 6 May 2024, Monday
View E-Paper

Cinema

'Smurfs 2' is a largely unwarranted sequel

Thursday, 8 August 2013, 15:05 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Time flies when you're not wondering about the welfare of the Smurfs, those diminutive, animated blue-skinned forest-dwellers. Turns out they've been just fine since their 2011 big-screen...

'Spectacular Now,' a gem of a teen romance

Wednesday, 7 August 2013, 15:03 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

"Live in the moment." It's a pat piece of advice we all get at some point in our lives, usually when we're being anxious or obsessive about something we can't...

There's way too many guns in '2 Guns'

Tuesday, 6 August 2013, 15:01 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

"2 Guns"? Please. There are enough guns in this movie to arm a small country. Maybe a medium-sized one.   There are plenty of jokes in "2 Guns," this summer's latest...

'The To Do List' is an evocative teen romp

Friday, 2 August 2013, 15:37 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Coming of age comedies are fraught with seemingly limitless pitfalls, necessitating a well-honed screenplay and persuasive performances to assure audience allegiance. So with consistently entertaining...

Only Jackman makes 'Wolverine' interesting

Thursday, 1 August 2013, 15:36 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Don't get us wrong. We don't mean to take anything away from the more substantial qualities of "The Wolverine," a fairly satisfying if not stellar installment in the saga of the...

Blanchett is luminous in Allen's 'Jasmine'

Wednesday, 31 July 2013, 15:34 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Diane Keaton. Mia Farrow. Dianne Wiest. Scarlett Johansson. Penelope Cruz.   To the long list of actresses who've thrived in Woody Allen films, it's now time to add Cate Blanchett....

Turbo' is attractive but runs out of gas

Wednesday, 24 July 2013, 16:02 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

In delivering a film about a garden snail that dreams of winning the Indy 500, it's as if the makers of "Turbo" had been pressed to come up with the most extreme underdog tale they could...

Conjuring' scares up old-school horror

Tuesday, 23 July 2013, 16:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

As sympathetic, methodical ghostbusters Lorraine and Ed Warren, Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson make the old-fashioned haunted-house horror film "The Conjuring" something more than your...

'Pacific Rim' is skillful _ and very noisy

Friday, 19 July 2013, 16:11 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

It's one of the saving graces of "Pacific Rim," Guillermo del Toro's new mega-budget monsters vs. robots extravaganza, that at a key juncture, it knows how to make fun of...

'Grown Ups 2' no easier to watch than No.1

Thursday, 18 July 2013, 16:10 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

It would be dishonest to call "Grown Ups 2" the most repellent high-profile comedy in recent memory. But that's largely because few moviegoers have memories kind enough to have already...

  • don't miss